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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4850
4850
4350
5750
3450
3300
3300
3300
4300
5050
5400
5950
3350
8950
km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.4
0.7
1
0.7
5
4
3
3
3
3
0.6
1.3
7
max °C
10
11
7
9
8
5
6
6
5
9
10
4
6
4
2
6
9
5
min °C
6
8
6
6
6
5
5
6
4
5
5
3
4
3
1
3
8
3
 chill °C
4
6
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
0
2
1
-2
0
6
1
Freezing level m
4700
5150
4800
4750
4950
4750
4650
4750
4400
4500
5000
4300
4300
4250
4050
4150
4800
4400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
810787566578454259413141113119101091213810869149
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
Sunset
7:15
7:15
7:13
7:10
7:09
7:07

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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 14km WSW of Snowmass Village
35 km NW
3699m alt.
36 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
37 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
16 km
41 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
lightning 15km SSW of Basalt
44 km NW
3109m alt.
38 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 18km S of Carbondale
45 km NW
2351m alt.
38 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
48 km SE
2826m alt.
28 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
0
lightning 11km SSW of El Jebel
50 km NW
2563m alt.
38 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 22km N of Paonia
58 km W
2897m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
43 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 150).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.